Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurer to Cover Half of R.I. City’s $389K Loss Caused by Embezzlement
May 24 2012 // An insurance company has paid the city of Woonsocket, R.I., $200,000, which covers about half the money the city says it lost to embezzlement. City Finance Director Thomas Bruce III tells the Woonsocket Call the city filed...
Illinois Governor Mulls Executive Order on Insurance Exchange
May 16 2012 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn may use an executive order to establish a health insurance exchange, a website where consumers could comparison shop for insurance that’s a key piece of President Barack Obama’s health...
R.I. Court Rules on Designated Drivers’ Liability
May 14 2012 // Rhode Island’s Supreme Court has ruled that designated drivers are not responsible for what their drunken passengers do after giving them rides. Last Thursday’s ruling involved a 2005 crash in Scituate that...
R.I.-Based Narragansett Bay Insurance Appoints VP
May 9 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based homeowners insurer, appointed Miles Hunter as vice president of corporate development. Miles Hunter In his new role, Hunter will provide decision support and...
Rhode Island’s Financial Literacy Program Expanding to 44 Schools
May 4 2012 // A financial literacy program for high school students in Rhode Island is getting a boost. Rhode Island State Treasurer Gina Raimondo said this week that the web-based program, called EverFI, is set to expand to 44 schools...
Fire Warnings Issued in New Hampshire, Rhode Island
Apr 17 2012 // Dry, windy conditions and warm weather are prompting Northeastern state officials to issue advisories on an elevated risk of fire. Here is a roundup of fire warnings and latest reports of wildfires and brushfires from the...
R.I.-based Narragansett Bay Insurance Adds Property Claims Adjusters
Mar 22 2012 // Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, a Pawtucket, R.I.-based specialty underwriter offering homeowners insurance and services, appointed two new property claims adjusters. Kyle Yee comes from Nationwide Insurance, where he...
Rhode Island Urges Homeowners to Purchase Flood Insurance
Mar 14 2012 // Rhode Island emergency officials are urging property owners to purchase flood insurance to protect against the kind of flooding that did massive damage in the state two years ago. Floodplain coordinator Michelle Burnett of...
Lifetime Health Care Caps End for 374,000 in Rhode Island
Mar 7 2012 // U.S. health officials say that 374,000 Rhode Island residents will no longer bump up against a lifetime limit on health care coverage because of a provision of the federal health care overhaul. The U.S. Department of...
R.I.-based Affiliated Insurance Managers Appoints Marketing Manager
Feb 22 2012 // Warwick, R.I.-based agency Affiliated Insurance Managers is expanding its commercial insurance division and appointed industry veteran Heidi Forte to the new position of commercial insurance marketing manager. Heidi...
N.J., N.Y. Have Worst Tax Climates for Business, Report Says
Jan 26 2012 // New Jersey and New York have the worst tax climates in the nation for business, according to a new report by the Tax Foundation,a Washington, D.C.-based research firm. Two other Northeastern states, Vermont and Rhode...
R.I.-Based FM Global Appoints Senior Vice President
Jan 6 2012 // Business property insurer FM Global appointed Rod Fisher as senior vice president of underwriting and reinsurance. Rod Fisher In his new role, based at the company’s Johnston, R.I., headquarters, Fisher will be...
Rhode Island Police Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
Dec 19 2011 // The Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through the end of the year to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says authorities will...
N.Y.-based USI Insurance Services Acquires Bluff Head Enterprises
Dec 13 2011 // USI Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage and financial service firm in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., has completed its acquisition of Bluff Head Enterprises in Rhode Island. Bluff Head Enterprises is a Wakefield, Rhode...
Ex-Rhode Island Insurance Adjuster Seeks to Avoid Prison
Nov 19 2011 // A former Rhode Island insurance adjuster is asking a federal court not to count his professional expertise against him when sentencing him in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case. Vincent DiPaolo is set to be sentenced on...
R.I.-based Hunter Insurance Hires New Account Executive
Nov 16 2011 // Hunter Insurance, an independent agency based in Lincoln, R.I., appointed Sarah Souza as account executive for the firm’s commercial lines division. Souza has over 15 years of experience in managing medium-to-large...
Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year
Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...
Court Delays Sentencing in Rhode Island Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 7 2011 // A federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for the only defendant waiting to learn his punishment for his role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case in Rhode Island. The sentencing hearing for Vincent DiPaolo was...
Aon Risk Solutions Hires Business Development VP in Rhode Island
Oct 3 2011 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management unit of Aon Corp., has appointed Jeffrey Polucha as vice president of business development for its Providence, Rhode Island, office. Polucha comes from Soucy Insurance Agency...
R.I.-Based FM Global Vice Chairman Bosman to Retire After 40 Years
Sep 19 2011 // Business property insurer FM Global said Vice Chairman Ruud Bosman will retire in November after 40 years with the company. Upon Bosman’s retirement, several planned leadership changes will take place at FM Global....
